An Introduction to the Science of Hadith

Suhaib Hassan, Al-Quran Society, London

FOREWORD Some commonly-quoted ahadith [Be sure to look at the appendix below! -Ed. note] SECTION A Introduction A brief history of Mustalah al-Hadith Mustalah al-Hadith (the Classification of Hadith) Rijal al-Hadith (the study of the reporters of Hadith) SECTION B THE CLASSIFICATION OF HADITH According to the reference to a particular authority According to the links in the isnad According to the number of reporters in each stage of the isnad According to the manner in which the hadith is reported According to the nature of the text and isnad According to a hidden defect found in the isnad or text of a hadith According to the reliability and memory of the reporters SECTION C Further branches of Mustalah and Rijal APPENDIX Verdicts on the ahadith mentioned in the Foreword

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